1988 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1988 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1988 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1988 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1988 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1988 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1988 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1988 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

61, 47 Gibson Alba 6-02 160 Left Left 1960-01-18
41 Scott Arnold 6-02 210 Right Right 1962-08-18
44 Cris Carpenter 6-01 185 Right Right 1965-04-05
50 John Costello 6-01 190 Right Right 1960-12-24
34 Danny Cox 6-04 235 Right Right 1959-09-21
46 Ken Dayley 6-00 175 Left Left 1959-02-25
48 Jose DeLeon 6-04 215 Right Right 1960-12-20
31 Bob Forsch 6-04 200 Right Right 1950-01-13
56, 43 Ken Hill 6-02 175 Right Right 1965-12-14
41 Joe Magrane 6-06 230 Left Right 1964-07-02
53 Greg Mathews 6-02 180 Left Right 1962-05-17
49 Larry McWilliams 6-05 180 Left Left 1954-02-10
39 Randy O'Neal 6-02 195 Right Right 1960-08-30
36 Steve Peters 5-10 170 Left Left 1962-11-14
28, 40 Dan Quisenberry 6-02 180 Right Right 1953-02-07
37 Scott Terry 5-11 195 Right Right 1959-11-21
30 John Tudor 6-00 185 Left Left 1954-02-02
38 Todd Worrell 6-05 222 Right Right 1959-09-28
25 Steve Lake 6-01 190 Right Right 1957-03-14
19 Tom Pagnozzi 6-01 190 Right Right 1962-07-30
26 Tony Pena 6-00 181 Right Right 1957-06-04
18 Luis Alicea 5-09 177 Right Both 1965-07-29
10 Rod Booker 6-00 175 Right Left 1958-09-04
47 Mike Fitzgerald 6-01 196 Right Right 1964-03-28
28 Pedro Guerrero 6-00 195 Right Right 1956-06-29
28 Tom Herr 6-00 185 Right Both 1956-04-04
5 Bob Horner 6-01 210 Right Right 1957-08-06
22 Tim Jones 5-10 175 Right Left 1962-12-01
35 Mike Laga 6-02 210 Left Left 1960-06-14
12 Tom Lawless 5-11 170 Right Right 1956-12-19
11 Jose Oquendo 5-10 160 Right Both 1963-07-04
9 Terry Pendleton 5-09 180 Right Both 1960-07-16
1 Ozzie Smith 5-11 150 Right Both 1954-12-26
23 Tom Brunansky 6-04 211 Right Right 1960-08-20
29 Vince Coleman 6-00 185 Right Both 1961-09-22
27 Curt Ford 5-10 150 Right Left 1960-10-11
15 Jim Lindeman 6-01 200 Right Right 1962-01-10
51 Willie McGee 6-01 175 Right Both 1958-11-02
33 John Morris 6-01 185 Left Left 1961-02-23
21 Duane Walker 6-00 185 Left Left 1957-03-13
21 Denny Walling 6-01 185 Right Left 1954-04-17


The 1988 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 86 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 101/101) where 2,892,799 fans witnessed their 1988 Cardinals finish the season with a .469 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1988 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1988 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1988 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1988 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1988 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Vince Coleman
Danny Cox
Curt Ford
Tom Herr
Bob Horner
Willie McGee
Tony Pena
Terry Pendleton
Ozzie Smith

1988 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Tony Pena (142)
1B Bob Horner (57)
2B Luis Alicea (91)
3B Terry Pendleton (101)
SS Ozzie Smith (150)
LF Vince Coleman (127)
CF Willie McGee (135)
RF Tom Brunansky (143)
  
SP Jose DeLeon
SP Joe Magrane
SP Larry McWilliams
SP John Tudor
  
RP John Costello
RP Ken Dayley
RP Steve Peters
RP Dan Quisenberry
CL Todd Worrell


1988 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Ozzie Smith $2,340,000.00
Willie McGee $1,200,000.00
Tony Pena $1,100,000.00
John Tudor $1,100,000.00
Bob Horner $950,000.00
Tom Herr $875,000.00
Danny Cox $750,000.00
Vince Coleman $700,000.00
Terry Pendleton $660,000.00
Ken Dayley $610,000.00
Bob Forsch $400,000.00
Jose DeLeon $375,000.00
Jose Oquendo $275,000.00
Steve Lake $240,000.00
Todd Worrell $200,000.00
Tom Lawless $125,000.00
Greg Mathews $125,000.00
Curt Ford $100,000.00
Mike Laga $100,000.00
Joe Magrane $100,000.00
Jim Lindeman $75,000.00
John Morris $75,000.00
Scott Terry $75,000.00
Tom Pagnozzi $72,500.00
Rod Booker $70,000.00
Ken Hill $62,500.00
Steve Peters $62,500.00


1988 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Ozzie Smith
#5 Bob Horner
#9 Terry Pendleton
#10 Rod Booker
#11 Jose Oquendo
#12 Tom Lawless
#15 Jim Lindeman
#18 Luis Alicea
#19 Tom Pagnozzi
#21 Duane Walker
#21 Denny Walling
#22 Tim Jones
#23 Tom Brunansky
#25 Steve Lake
#26 Tony Pena
#27 Curt Ford
#28 Pedro Guerrero
#28 Tom Herr
#28 Dan Quisenberry
#29 Vince Coleman
#30 John Tudor
#31 Bob Forsch
#33 John Morris
#34 Danny Cox
#35 Mike Laga
#36 Steve Peters
#37 Scott Terry
#38 Todd Worrell
#39 Randy O'Neal
#40 Dan Quisenberry
#41 Scott Arnold
#41 Joe Magrane
#43 Ken Hill
#44 Cris Carpenter
#46 Ken Dayley
#47 Gibson Alba
#47 Mike Fitzgerald
#48 Jose DeLeon
#49 Larry McWilliams
#50 John Costello
#51 Willie McGee
#53 Greg Mathews
#56 Ken Hill
#61 Gibson Alba

Did you know that a 1988 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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